Cup of Sugar

My neighbor plays his music For our whole neighborhood I wouldn't really mind the volume If his taste was any good He said he saw me on the TV Said he kind of liked my song I'll be honest, it surprised me Maybe he's not always wrong I try to pick my battles Don't want to start a war If I need a cup of sugar I'll knock on my neighbor's door I see him out a lot more often Now the weather's nice again If people ever saw us talking They might even think we're friends 20 years, he's been my neighbor Still don't know what makes him tick One rule I know to follow Don't bring up politics I try to pick my battles Don't want to start a war If I need a cup of sugar I'll knock on my neighbor's door We watched our kids grow up together Called them in when it got dark outside I loaned him my tools, we swam in his pool Brought casseroles when somebody died Now my neighbor's on vacation on some western tourist trail I'll cut his grass when it gets tall I told him I'd take in his mail And in this world there's lots of trouble Doesn't matter where you are Jesus said to love your neighbor You don't have to go that far I try to pick my battles I don't want to start a war If I need a cup of sugar I'll knock on my neighbor's door Walk around that fence between us I won't go running to the store If I need a cup of sugar I'll knock on my neighbor's door